Victorian environment
- Behind the Photos
- Drought
When desperate farmers prayed for rain in the midst of a hidden drought
The Green family survived a major drought on their sheep farm. I got a front-row seat to the challenges they overcame.
- Benjamin Preiss
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- Perspective
- Animals
How do you save a starving koala?
The difficulty of moving koalas is again in focus following soaring numbers on French Island in Victoria, and deaths of translocated animals in NSW.
- Bianca Hall
‘Horrific’ mass koala starvation hits Victorian island
Distressed locals have told of desperate koalas falling from trees and trying to eat vegetation such as pine needles.
- Bianca Hall
Flood threat hangs over 60,000 homes in Melbourne’s northern suburbs
Vast areas of Darebin and Yarra council areas have been declared flood-prone as a new statewide risk rating system ascribes a threat level to every home.
- Sophie Aubrey
Australia’s last white paper mill sues Victoria for $402 million after lost jobs, closure
The Latrobe Valley operation says it was forced to shut its white paper production and cut 400 jobs when the government reneged on a deal to provide it with native timber.
- Kieran Rooney
Melbourne to bask in warmer-than-average spring days and nights
A leading climate scientist said people complaining about the cold weather this year have forgotten what a normal winter feels like.
- Bianca Hall and Caitlin Fitzsimmons
They bought a knockdown-rebuild and got a fight over Thornbury’s tallest trees
The larger of two eucalypts locals are fighting to save is estimated to be more than 25 metres tall and believed to be one of the tallest trees in Thornbury.
- Tom Cowie
The snow gods, with a little help from their human friends, have ski industry rejoicing
Victoria’s snow season kicked off with a large dump of snow, but the alpine industry now relies on human intervention to ensure slopes are skiable for longer.
- Benjamin Preiss
Miracle survival: How wildlife rescuers found Hope after the cruelest act
Locals went to extraordinary lengths to save a wombat joey.
- Bianca Hall
Want to live in a truly green home? This ‘tree hugger’ has a plan
In Australia, it’s possible to live in a five-green-star-rated building that’s entirely made of concrete and glass.
- Bianca Hall